A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A local prank turned town icon.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

These beautiful ruins deep in the Pennsylvania woods are thought to have been a ski lodge or a speakeasy, but no one really knows.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.